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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad - The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle (Hardcover)
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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad - The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle (Hardcover)
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'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably
researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a
beautifully written narrative.' - James Holland 'The sheer brutal
intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary.' -
Frederick Taylor 'A wonderful and important and timely book.' -
Alexander Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford
Boys and First Wave 'An authoritative and unforgettable insight
into the decisive days of that most terrible struggle on the banks
of the Volga.' - Jonathan Dimbleby 'An utterly gripping read.' -
James Holland 'MacGregor writes with great fluency and narrative
drive . . . compellingly terse.' - William Boyd 'Magisterial.' -
Dan Snow The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat
Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The
foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for
the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga.
For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their
eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying
their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as
the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million
civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during
the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible
conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the
Great War. Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the
city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building,
codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'. Here, a small garrison of Red Army
guardsmen withstood German aerial bombardments and fought off daily
assaults of infantry and armour. Red Army newspaper reports at the
time would be seized upon by the Moscow media needing to place a
positive spin on the fighting that had at one point looked beyond
salvation. By the end of the war, the story of this building would
gather further momentum to inspire Russians to rebuild their
destroyed towns and cities until it became the legend it is today,
renamed after the simple sergeant who had supposedly led the
defence - 'Pavlov's House'. In time for the eightieth anniversary,
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad will shed fresh insight on this iconic
battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over
five months and the officers who commanded them. A riveting
narrative, informed by both German and Russian archives to unearth
unpublished memoirs and eyewitness testimonies from veterans and
civilians alike, this book will celebrate the real heroes and
provide a truer picture of how this mighty battle finally ended.
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